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... Truth his Book contains , might h been communicated to the World , wit out them . To have closely press'd upon Mankind the Neceffity of Holiness , without which no Man shall see the Lord ; that Rénovation of Heart A 2 and and Soul ...
... Truth his Book contains , might h been communicated to the World , wit out them . To have closely press'd upon Mankind the Neceffity of Holiness , without which no Man shall see the Lord ; that Rénovation of Heart A 2 and and Soul ...
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... Truth and Virtue . THIS Observation is verified by the pre- fent State of fome Countries , where the leaft Appearance of Truth is too often immedi- ately crusht by Power in the Hands of those whose Interest ' tis to suppress it : And ...
... Truth and Virtue . THIS Observation is verified by the pre- fent State of fome Countries , where the leaft Appearance of Truth is too often immedi- ately crusht by Power in the Hands of those whose Interest ' tis to suppress it : And ...
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... Truth delights in Peace , and to spread her self in a loving and familiar , rather than a polemick or controverfial Manner ; but when mistaken Men do publickly oppose her , a just Defence is necessary , to shew them their Error , and ...
... Truth delights in Peace , and to spread her self in a loving and familiar , rather than a polemick or controverfial Manner ; but when mistaken Men do publickly oppose her , a just Defence is necessary , to shew them their Error , and ...
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... Truth , Charity , and Blamelesness of Conversation , out of Confcience and Duty to • God and Man , which may well denominate • the Man that lives that Life , a Man just , vir- ⚫ tuous and pious : In short , one that does unto all Men ...
... Truth , Charity , and Blamelesness of Conversation , out of Confcience and Duty to • God and Man , which may well denominate • the Man that lives that Life , a Man just , vir- ⚫ tuous and pious : In short , one that does unto all Men ...
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... Truths of • Chriftianity without any outward Teaching . ' To this we Answer , ( m ) That which the People call'd Quakers • lay down as a main Fundamental in Religion , is this , That God through Christ , hath placed a Principle in every ...
... Truths of • Chriftianity without any outward Teaching . ' To this we Answer , ( m ) That which the People call'd Quakers • lay down as a main Fundamental in Religion , is this , That God through Christ , hath placed a Principle in every ...
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Page 170 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts...
Page 100 - As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. " If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.
Page 79 - GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Page 33 - If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
Page 34 - If any man shall add unto these things, GOD shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book : and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, GOD shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.
Page 263 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Page 232 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or, as the...
Page 96 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 106 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee : 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
Page 62 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.